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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوشاق (uşak, “small, petite; child”), ultimately from Common Turkic *uvša- (“to become smaller”), compare Old Turkic (uvšak/ušak, “small”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uşak (definite accusative uşağı, plural uşaklar)
- male servant, factotum
- (chiefly Black Sea) child, kid
- Synonym: çocuk
- henchman, lackey
Declension
Further reading
- “uşak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
References